This company discontinued its dividend after 2022.
Based on TTM and annual data · Not a buy/sell signal
This company does not pay dividends
Last dividend was paid in 2022. The company has not paid dividends in the last 3 years.
Does Ardent Health Partners (ARDT) pay a dividend?
Ardent Health Partners (ARDT) stopped paying a dividend after 2022 and pays nothing today. The business does generate free cash flow of $305 million, so the absence of a dividend is a capital-allocation choice rather than an inability to pay. All figures are computed from company filings; this is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Does Ardent Health Partners (ARDT) pay a dividend?+
No. Ardent Health Partners (ARDT) does not currently pay a dividend. The last payment in our data was in 2022, and nothing has been paid since.
How does Ardent Health Partners return cash to shareholders?+
It largely does not. Ardent Health Partners pays no dividend and we do not see a meaningful reduction in share count over the last twelve months, so cash is being retained in the business or spent on growth rather than returned. That is common for companies reinvesting heavily, and it means your return depends entirely on the share price.
Could Ardent Health Partners afford to pay a dividend?+
On the numbers, yes. Ardent Health Partners generated $305 million of free cash flow, which is about $2.13 per share. If it paid out half of that, the dividend would be roughly $1.07 per share, a yield of about 8.1% at the current price. That is an illustration of capacity, not a prediction: the company has given no indication it intends to pay one.
Which healthcare companies do pay dividends?+
Our Healthcare sector page ranks the companies we cover by dividend score, which combines payout safety, free cash flow coverage and growth record. If income is what you are after, start there rather than with Ardent Health Partners.
SourceDividend analysis computed from the 10-Q filed 7 Aug 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 11 Aug 2026. How this is calculated.
Fiscal year ends Dec. Earnings payout = dividends / net income. FCF payout = dividends / FCF. Yield = TTM DPS / price.
Peers
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Held by ETFs
ARDT is in 17 US ETFs. The largest of them, with ARDT's weight in each:
Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETFAVUV0.00%of the fund
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETFIWN0.02%of the fund
Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETFDFSV0.01%of the fund
- BSEA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETFBSVO0.23%of the fund
First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX FundFYX0.28%of the fund
Vanguard Russell 2000 Value Index FundVTWV0.02%of the fund
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